What is a wolf moon? Tonight's full moon will rise next to Mars and glow for days. Here's when to watch the first full moon of the new year.

Before that dramatic event on the date of the next New Moon, the so-called “Pink Moon”—named after the seasonal blooming of wild ground phlox in North America—will rise into evening skies ...

Dating back to the 1930s, the Maine Farmers' Almanac began publishing what it said were Native American names for each full moon and the names have stuck since. January's full moon is called the Wolf ...

The full moon names for each month, why they're named so and what we can expect from these lunar events. Many full moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Did you see the “Snow Moon” rise this past weekend while you were ...

The first full moon of 2025 will rise and illuminate the night sky on Monday evening. January’s full ‘wolf moon’ reaches peak illumination on Monday at 5:27 p.m., according to the Old Farmer ...

As Mars approaches opposition this week, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

The “cold moon” - a phenomenon that happens every 18.6 years - will rise at 3.20pm (GMT) on Sunday and set at 9.44am (GMT) on Monday. It will shine alongside the Geminid meteor shower ...

Peak illumination does ... set. Peak illumination marks the moment when the full moon is perfectly opposite the sun in the sky, reaching its maximum brightness. However, since the moon rises ...

The “cold moon” - a phenomenon that happens every 18.6 years - will rise at 3.20pm (GMT) on Sunday and set at 9.44am (GMT) on Monday. It will shine alongside the Geminid meteor shower, which peaked ...